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Only four blood tests (eGFR, HbA1c, potassium, sodium) were found to be supported by evidence of benefit for monitoring adults with #Hypertension; implementing these recommendations could reduce harms caused by overtesting doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @capcbristol.bsky.social @drjessicawatson.bsky.social

BJGPLife: Deliberate care: Reflections on approach, attention, and ethical presence in healthcare
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GP #Empathy, measured by the CARE (Consultation and Relational Empathy) measure, is as important in telephone consultations (TCs) as in face-to-face ones for enabling patients and improving symptoms and patient satisfaction.

The CARE measure was valid and reliable in TCs doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Women and healthcare professionals felt that it would be acceptable to use electronic health records to identify women at increased risk of perinatal anxiety provided that sufficient support was in place doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #Anxiety

Practices with good ‘relational infrastructure’ (RI) appeared to have stronger team identities, better coordination of tasks & higher staff wellbeing than practices with weaker RI doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @francescadakin.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @fshi.bsky.social

This cluster randomised controlled trial in #PrimaryCare showed that a faecal calprotectin-guided referral strategy for children with chronic abdominal symptoms did not reduce referrals to specialist care and was not cost-effective doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @medicallibraryumcg.bsky.social

Blended funding models in #GeneralPractice yield modest, variable quality improvements, mainly in #Diabetes care, with inconsistent evidence elsewhere doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #SystematicReview

BJGPLife: How we construct illness: premenstrual syndrome and the stories behind symptoms
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BJGPLife: If AI can ‘reflect,’ what are we assessing?
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BJGPLife: AI scribes, memory, and the future of general practice
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BJGPLife: When the work hurts twice: The double burden in palliative care
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BJGPLife: Barriers and boundaries
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BJGPLife: Do you serve a farming community? Do you ‘make every contact count’?
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A great conference- thanks to the organisers, great keynote speakers and wonderful to meet so many talented early career researchers passionate about generating evidence to transform primary healthcare. The workshop on research storytelling and messaging was outstanding!

BJGPLife: Small acts. Deep knowing
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April 26 Issue of InnovAiT has landed In April’s issue of InnovAiT, you’ll find a structured guide to consultation skills for the SCA, alongside practical clinical management guidance on rosacea, skin cancer, glandular fever, rheumatoi…

April 26 Issue of InnovAiT has landed rcgpinnovait.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/a...

BJGPLife: When life changes everything: A GP’s return to work after bereavement
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BJGPLife: The inequality paradox: How Gepotidacin addresses the hidden social Gradient of antimicrobial Resistance
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BJGPLife: Good sense of humour: an essential job requirement for general practice?
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April 2026 BJGP cover showing a stylised chest X‑ray with colourful overlays and the headline ‘Cancer Diagnosis’.

April 2026 BJGP is live. Lung cancer diagnosis, GenAI in clinical decision making, tablets vs liquids in children, self-referral pathways, bereavement care, and who decides what counts as illness?
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Widely available nasal sprays reduced RTI duration; an exercise/stress-management website reduced RTI incidence; and all interventions reduced illness severity and work days lost in this 12-month follow-up of a randomised open-label trial doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @uos-primarycare.bsky.social

BJGPLife: Listening under pressure: A proposed rethinking the short GP appointment
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Patients with symptoms of suspected #Cancer may present to non-GP healthcare pharmacies; this #SystematicReview summarises the global evidence on early cancer detection in community pharmacies doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #Pharmacy #PrimaryCare

Risk stratification tools with higher accuracy are needed, but effective use requires better IT systems, clinical oversight, clear guidance for use & alignment with patient prefs

#ArtificialIntelligence & routine data were seen as promising in enhancing predictive accuracy doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

In patients with chronic kidney disease, the probability of death is often greater than renal replacement therapy, with, on average, 11% of patients eligible for referral to nephrology services using the kidney failure risk equation doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice

Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2026 Quickly and easily listen to BJGP Interviews for free!

Listen to highlights from the BJGP's Research & Publishing Conference with @nadakhan.bsky.social www.bjgplife.com/229

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Highlights from the BJGP's Research & Publishing Conference with @nadakhan.bsky.social

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BJGPLife: Episode 229: Looking back at the BJGP Research Conference 2026
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BJGPLife: 2025: the Larkins Lotto resolved
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